Simple really, get at least 1 point and take top spot in the West. By puck drop we should know if the PT is up for grabs as well.

Line shuffle tonight:

Raymond out as he is waiting to become a dad for the first time. He is with the wife who was considerate enough to go into labour before the playoffs. So counting back nine months, I thought MayRay had a broken back? Part of his rehab maybe?

Lines for the game:

Ebbett/Hank/BurrowsLappy/Kesler/BoothHiggins/Shut Down Guy/HansenWeise/Bitz/Manny

Lappy has been very effective with Hank and Burrows. I think the idea is to try and find a spark for Kesler and Booth. Lappy will go to the net and scrum it up. He plays some of his best hockey in the playoffs so perhaps this will be an interesting experiment.

Caps up 4 nil...barring a major collapse this and the way things went down this past week couldn't be more perfect for our goaltending situation heading into Wednesday. With Lu's last outing, the way Schneids had a bit of a slip up when we needed to keep destiny in our hands, and the Caps so far getting that back for us, the stars are perfectly aligned for Lu to erase some of the doubt.

Should Caps prevail, I fully expect Lu to have a big game and win El Presidente for us. Then there should be no issue or unnecessary distractions come Wed...not until his first loss of course.

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If Louie lets in a softie in the first 5 minutes, Vigneault had better give him the hook right then and there. Don't sink the team by leaving him in to screw us out of a second consecutive PT. This isn't the Stanley Cup, but when we can be only the 5th team to win the PT in back-to-back years.....well that's something to say.